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Fears grow in Amazon village as Brazilian drug gangs push into Bolivia

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Fears grow in Amazon village as Brazilian drug gangs push into Bolivia

Fears are growing in a remote Bolivian village as Brazilian drug gangs fight for control of trafficking routes.

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